Lighter vs Jupiter Perps
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
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| Line | Lighter | Jupiter Perps |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | Edge#03 · $52,570.0M | #10 · $6,207.0M |
| Trading fees | Edge0% maker · 0% takerStandard accounts, the default, pay no maker or taker fee on regular perp and spot orders, at the cost of slower matching (300ms taker latency), but 1 bp (0.01%) on TWAP/advanced orders and RFQ. Premium/Advanced accounts are opt-in and get faster matching: 0.0040% maker and 0.0280% taker with no LIT staked, reduced by staking LIT. | 0.06% per open or closeNo order book and no maker/taker split on the JLP markets (SOL, ETH, wBTC): a 0.06% base fee is charged on open and on close, plus a price-impact fee that grows with the clip and rises further when your trade increases the recent long/short imbalance on the asset above a threshold, an hourly borrow fee, and a swap fee of 10 bps (2 bps between two stablecoins) when the input token has to be converted. Beta markets charge a taker or maker fee per order plus an hourly funding rate instead. |
| New-user perk | EdgeA 10% discount on the fees you pay, rebated every Monday | None documented |
| Max leverage | up to 50× | Edgeup to 250× |
| Perp markets | Edge210 | 9 |
| Identity check (KYC) | No KYC | No KYC |
| Custody | Non-custodial: Ethereum contracts hold the state root, escape hatch available | Non-custodial, Solana wallet |
| Settles on | Lighter Core (ZK rollup anchored on Ethereum) | Solana |
| Collateral | USDC | USDC, SOL, wETH, wBTC |
| Where it runs | Web | Web, iOS, Android |
| Chains | EVMEthereum | SolanaSolana |
| Documented features | Edge8 of 10 | 6 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | Not documented |
| Cross margin | Yes | Not documented |
| Spot trading | Yes | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Not documented | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Telegram bot | No | No |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Lighter if
Fees are your main cost and you accept slightly slower fills to keep them at zero.
Regular orders are free by default on Lighter, and the venue anchors its state root on Ethereum with a documented escape hatch. The catch is that free matching is slower, and the paid Premium tier exists above it.
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Pick Jupiter Perps if
You already live in the Jupiter ecosystem and want perps without leaving the app or the mobile client.
Perps are one tab inside the largest Solana app: three markets trade against the JLP pool, with leverage up to 250x, and six Beta markets add JUP, HYPE, ZEC and stock perps. The 0.06% base fee is the highest of the series, and borrow fees keep accruing while a position is open.
Read the Jupiter Perps reviewjup.ag
